Simplicity Coimbatore , Special harvest , Ragi The importance of the harvest festival has been ingrained into us as early back as my memory goes. It’s not like the significance was explained to us in words, we understood merely by watching.The rituals exhibit a sense of reverence rather than only a celebratory feeling. It is […]
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Ragi (finger millet)
Sesame seed balls (ellu urundai)
Simplicity Coimbatore , sesame-the nutrient rich seed The harvest festival that we in Tamil Nadu refer to as Pongal is a time when we celebrate the land for nourishing us with it’s rich bounty and also acknowledging the role of the sun as it passes into ‘makaram’ ,marking the end of shorter days and heralding […]
Pongalo Pongal ! The harvest festival
Simplicity Coimbatore , Pongal celebrations A harvest festival is the time to celebrate that which the earth bestows upon us.It is of great significance in the South of India particularly because we are blessed with an abundance of sunshine throughout the year. Adding to that fact is that the people of Coimbatore largely stem from […]
Pongal-The harvest festival
The Hindu Metroplus , Pongal feast It’s interesting how Indian children of today are aware of the fact that Halloween is pumpkin pie time while thanksgiving and Christmas are all about roasts ,stuffing, mashed potatoes etc .How many of them actually pay heed to foods that are served up during a traditional pongal lunch […]
Panam kalkandu ( rock candy from the palmyra tree)
Hindu metro plus ,Sweet alternatives for pongal The rituals that make up the harvest festival hold a great deal of significance for me.Not only does it give me an opportunity to pay obeisance to the land for it’s multitude of offerings but it also throws light on how important it is to be involved in […]
Pongal with other kinds of organic rice
Hindu metro plus , Organic heirloom rice pongal A week or so after the New Year is when one can feel the slight shift in temperature. The biting cold of the tamil month of Margazhi wanes ,signifying the onset of the Thaii maasam . This is when a big chunk of South of India […]
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